Better safe than sorry.

Sometimes a button is the best way to make stuff happen.

A Samsung Smart Things smart button - Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smart home technology is constantly advancing, giving us all more ...

One of the major pain points of the modern smart home is its digital nature. Whether it’s controlling your smart lights, robot vacuum, smart lock, or thermostat, there’s a good chance you’re using a ...

Turning your home into a smarter space can be surprisingly affordable. These under $50 gadgets bring automation, monitoring, ...

The tiny Flic Button lets you control a near-endless number of smart devices—with or without one of Flic’s hubs. If you’re like me—or most TechHive readers—you’ve smartened up as much of your home as ...

Smart home controls are getting better. The Flic Duo was first announced at CES 2025 as a dual-button smart home controller, and it represents a pretty significant leap from Flic's older single-button ...

“Hey Google, turn off the lights!” is what my kid says every night after he’s gone up the stairs to his loft bed — and a second later, this SwitchBot Button Pusher does exactly that. This clever ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The latest smart lighting controller from Philips Hue offers the same features as its predecessor for a higher ...

This is one of a number of reasons why I have no intention of adopting smart-home hardware until it stops being proprietary and there's a universal standard that lets me keep using it even if the ...